n.ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
同义词:harakiriharikarisuppuku
英汉双解大词典
hara-kiri/ˌhærəˈkɪrɪ/
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In former times, if a Japanese man committed hara-kiri, he killed himself by cutting his own stomach open, in order to avoid dishonour. (旧时日本男子为免受羞辱而进行的)刨腹自尽